"I am sure I can speak for everyone involved when I say that this was the best math competition we have ever been a part of. Many thanks to all of you for that wonderful happening."

2015 IMO: Three of the six members of the first-place 2015 U.S. International Mathematical Olympiad (IMO) team are former Who Wants to Be a Mathematician contestants. David Stoner (below, left) won a game at the College of Charleston in 2014 and was a member of the second-place team at the 2015 ARML competition at the University of Georgia. David tied for first and won the $16,500 Akamai Foundation scholarship for his performance in the 2015 USAMO. Shyam Narayanan (below, center, accepting a trophy from 2013-2015 AMS President David Vogan) qualified for the national Who Wants to Be a Mathematician four times, winning as a freshman in 2012 and finishing second in 2013 and 2015. Michael Kural (below, right) qualified for the 2015 national game as a sophomore.

Dates for the 2016 National Who Wants to Be a Mathematician: The Round One qualifying test can be administered by teachers any time between Sept. 19 and Oct. 3 (of 2015). Round two (for those who score eight--out of ten--and above on the Round One test will go from Oct. 17 to 31. The semifinals and finals will take place at the Joint Mathematics Meetings in Seattle on Jan. 7 (2016). Teachers who would like more information should email paoffice at ams dot org, with the subject line: National WWTBAM. In your email message, please include your name, school, and courses taught in the fall.

The game is for high school students but middle school students are welcome to try to qualify. The youngest qualifier we've had for the national game was a freshman.

More than 200 students nationwide took part in the second round of qualifying for the 2015 national Who Wants to Be a Mathematician. Most took the test online using Maple T.A. from the game's technology sponsor Maplesoft. Here's the Round 2 test with answers. Students who scored eight or better in the first round moved on to the second round.